DETROIT — Detroit police say a group of three men chose an unlikely mark for a carjacking Monday night.

Their target: a car owned by an off-duty Detroit police officer.

Police say three suspects used their SUV to block the 13-year veteran officer's path about 11:50 p.m. Monday. One suspect exited the vehicle and was armed.

"The victim produced his weapon, and fired shots," Detroit police said in a release Tuesday. "The suspect fled and the other suspects escaped in the car."

When asked for clarification if the suspects fled in the off-duty officers car, public information officials said: "They escaped in their sports utility vehicle. No further comments can be made at this time. Ongoing investigation."

Police did not say in the release whether or at whom the officer shot his firearm, but the release does state that a 19-year-old matching the suspect's description arrived at a Detroit hospital less than an hour later.